The phrase "award earned" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a particular award has been received as a result of achievement or merit.
Example: "After years of hard work and dedication, she finally received the award earned for her outstanding contributions to the community."
Alternatives: "earned award" or "acquired award".
The medals John Kerry received represent an award earned in battle.
Her 2009 film The Blind Side, for which she won a best actress Academy Award, earned $309 million on a budget of $30 million, according to Forbes.
The ballpark in Queens, for so long a habitat of monotony and tomblike quiet, was briefly alive Saturday afternoon as R. A. Dickey, aiming to strengthen his candidacy for the National League Cy Young Award, earned his 19th victory as the Mets handled the Miami Marlins, 4-3.
The three tables for eighteen people were adorned with flowers (Maude had told us which he especially favored) and Pegler memorabilia: copies of some of his columns; a reproduction of the Pulitzer Prize award earned in 1941 for a series of articles exposing graft in labor unions; and one or two messages from invitees who were out of town.
A Race Register of Merit is the lowest level of racing award earned from the AQHA, and is gained when a horse attains a speed rating of 80 in a race, whether or not it wins the race.
Sosa also won the Most Valuable Player award, earning 30 out of 32 first place votes (with McGwire taking the remaining 2).
For the second year in a row, CBS News won the most News and Documentary Emmy Awards, with 7 of its 10 awards earned by "60 Minutes".
Mr. Montie will also collect severance pay equal to two years' salary and two years' target bonus — paid in installments over the next eight years — and certain cash and equity awards earned before his departure.
The package included the potential for an additional $7 million in performance bonuses based on awards earned by the 30-year-old outfielder, a two-time American League most valuable player with Texas.
It went on to win eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy awards, earned $377m£228m8m) at the global box office and was hailed by one critic as "the feel-good film of the decade".
"Placing the Distinguished Warfare Medal above the Bronze Star and Purple Heart diminishes the significance of awards earned by risking one's life in direct combat or through acts of heroism.
